About the Author:
Tom Sine is a part-time instructor at the University of Washington and an adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary.
From Booklist:
Evangelical Christian Sine contrasts his understanding of Christian activism not only with that of the left, but especially with that of the religious right. The problem for Christians with the left, he says, is that it construes all issues as matters of political power; moreover, its severe materialist bias leads it to deny the role of spirituality in public affairs. But Christians should have even greater reservations about the religious right on account of its nationalism and fearfulness, which stem, Sine says, from a fascination with prophecies of the "end time," such as Lindsey's Late, Great Planet Earth, and a consequent fatalism that induces spiritual smugness and, paradoxically, materialism. Recalling that Jesus came to uplift the oppressed and feed the hungry, Sine, citing several current examples of Christian community and social ministry, posits a third, biblically based way for Christians to help build the peaceable kingdom of God. Although he overlooks traditional conservatives' moral criticism of big government, Sine, writing with crystal clarity, contributes a book anyone concerned about the culture wars could profit from reading. Ray Olson
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